EP: 008 | Chicken Back Gravy & Such Delights With Professor Donna Hope

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Do you believe that food help to shape our lives? In this episode, we are going to find out how Chicken and its rich gravy have shaped Donna Hope's life, who went from being a high school dropout to holding a diploma to now a University professor. In this episode, Professor Hope shares some nostalgic culinary moments growing up in Linstead, St Catherine.

Donna P. Hope is Professor of Culture, Gender and Society at the Institute of Caribbean Studies and former Deputy Dean, Graduate Studies and Research in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. She is also the author of 6 books, the latest is Chicken Back Gravy and such delights which share, life lessons from her journey. It's a book that celebrates her success, but one that also shares her bravery and resilience.

She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Dancehall Archive and Research Initiative ("DHA") set up in February 2018 to preserve and disseminate the knowledge and culture of dancehall for current and future generations across the world by facilitating and encouraging the pursuit of research and scholarship, art, the culture around dancehall culture. The DHA also encourages innovation in the Dancehall industry by providing tools and lead-ins to participants.